David E. Glass

• Analysis and design of the NASA Langley cryogenic pressure box
• Bonding and sealing evaluations for cryogenic tanks
• Closed form equations for the preliminary design of a heat-pipe-cooled leading edge
• Development of a flexible seal for a 60 psi cryogenic pressure box
• Fabrication and testing of a leading-edge-shaped heat pipe
• Fabrication and testing of heat pipes for a heat-pipe-cooled leading edge
• Fabrication and testing of Mo-Re heat pipes embedded in carbon/carbon
• Numerical analysis of convection/transpiration cooling
• Oxidation and emittance studies of coated Mo-Re
• Procedure for imolementation of temperature-dependent mechanical property capability in the Engineering Analysis Language (EAL) system
• Start up of a NB-1%Zr potassium heat pipe from a frozen state
• Start up of a Nb-1%Zr potassium heat pipe from the frozen state